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VSCode SFTP File Exposure

ID: vscode-sftp

Severity: high

Author: geeknik

Tags: exposure,vscode,sftp,ssh,files

Description

Section titled “Description”

It discloses sensitive files created by vscode-sftp for VSCode, contains SFTP/SSH server details and credentials.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: vscode-sftp


info:
  name: VSCode SFTP File Exposure
  author: geeknik
  severity: high
  description: |
    It discloses sensitive files created by vscode-sftp for VSCode, contains SFTP/SSH server details and credentials.
  classification:
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 3
    vendor: microsoft
    product: visual_studio_code
    shodan-query: html:"sftp.json"
  tags: exposure,vscode,sftp,ssh,files


http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/sftp.json"
      - "{{BaseURL}}/.config/sftp.json"
      - "{{BaseURL}}/.vscode/sftp.json"


    stop-at-first-match: true


    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '"name":'
          - '"host":'
          - '"protocol":'
        condition: and


      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - "application/json"


      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
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Guide to check the vulnerabilities

Section titled “Guide to check the vulnerabilities”

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

Terminal window
$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/exposures/files/vscode-sftp.yaml"

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